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    Elder Conservatorium: In Bloom

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Adelaide University’s Quartet-in-Residence, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ), joins forces with the Elder Conservatorium’s Dean, Professor Anna Goldsworthy, for a program that pairs fresh creative talent with one of the great cornerstones of the Romantic repertoire. Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, widely regarded as one of the…
    Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival 2026

    South Australian Clarinets and Saxophones: Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival 2026

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival is a celebration of South Australia’s single-reed community, bringing together students, educators, community musicians, and professionals for a weekend of performance, learning, and connection. Held at Elder Hall on 15-16 August 2026, the festival features gala concerts, masterclasses with leading Australian artists, hands-on workshops,…
    Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival 2026

    South Australian Clarinets and Saxophones: Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival 2026

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The Adelaide Clarinet & Saxophone Festival is a celebration of South Australia’s single-reed community, bringing together students, educators, community musicians, and professionals for a weekend of performance, learning, and connection. Held at Elder Hall on 15-16 August 2026, the festival features gala concerts, masterclasses with leading Australian artists, hands-on workshops,…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Vignettes

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    In his youth, Shostakovich was employed as a cinema pianist, improvising soundtracks for silent films. This theatrical flair and narrative sensibility can be found in his Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano. A suite of vignettes, each piece tells its own story and unfolds like a reel of miniature…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Flair and Invention

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Simon Monger - violin Amir Farid - piano Emánuel Moór - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 12 Emánuel Moór - Violin Sonata No. 8 in D major (1916) Emánuel Moór - Polonaise in D minor, Op. 10 In the era after the legendary virtuosi of the 19th…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Jubilation

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    When Felix Mendelssohn was writing his Violin Concerto, he told a friend he couldn’t get the music out of his head – and you’ll hear why when Tianyou Ma plays the dramatic and vigorous opening notes. Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No.3 boldly follows, a richly textured piece that tells the story…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Shostakovich and Franck

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Ensemble Lumen Dmitri Shostakovich - Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11 César Franck - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 There is perhaps not a more exciting time in an artist’s career than the beginning: full of possibility and promise, works are infused with a certain youthful vigour.…

    Elder Conservatorium: Opera Gala

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra joins forces with classical voice students and a special guest soloist for an evening of operatic favourites. From beloved arias to stirring choruses, this gala concert celebrates the drama, passion, and vocal brilliance of the operatic tradition under the baton of Dane Lam.

    Elder Conservatorium: Waltzes of Love

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Johannes Brahms’s Liebeslieder-Walzer reveals the composer at his most intimate and warmly expressive. Drawing on folk-inspired dance forms and poetic texts about love in its many guises, these short waltzes balance elegance with emotional directness. The music moves effortlessly between light-hearted charm and moments of deep tenderness, combining a vocal…

    Graduate Singers: Belonging

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    We invite you to join us for Belonging, our second concert of 2026. This program reflect on humanity’s deep need for shared connection. Here we sing music that celebrates how we find one another, what we owe each other, and how we shape each others’ lives. Through luminous harmonies, timeless…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: In Honour of Beryl Kimber (Leske)

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    This special concert honours the memory of Beryl Kimber (Leske), whose distinguished career as an international virtuoso and violin teacher at the Elder Conservatorium spanned decades, shaping generations of musicians. The program opens with J.S. Bach's Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015, a work of luminous elegance and…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: The Adelaide Connection x The Wardells

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Experience the full spectrum of jazz vocal excellence as the Elder Conservatorium presents two exceptional ensembles in one lunchtime concert. The Adelaide Connection – Australia's first jazz choir – shares the stage with The Wardells, our newest vocal ensemble. From timeless standards to contemporary arrangements, this concert celebrates the artistry,…